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Santa Barbara

American  
[san-tuh bahr-ber-uh, -bruh] / ˈsæn tə ˈbɑr bər ə, -brə /

noun

  1. a city on the SW coast of California: Spanish mission.


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Santa Barbara increased its numbers, from 8,998 international first-year admits to 12,024.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The Santa Barbara Airport recorded a record-high daily temperature of 95 degrees Wednesday, breaking an old record of 94 degrees on that date in 2016, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

A heat advisory, signifying oppressive heat is imminent or occurring, will be in place across Southern California, including much of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The Santa Barbara coroner’s office has not release an official cause of death, nor did it respond to a request for comment Saturday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

In January of my sixth-grade year, Josh joined us as a second cameraman at a judges’ conference in Santa Barbara, California.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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